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Chemical-makers for structural reforms, forward-looking policy framework

LAHORE: The Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) has formally expressed its observations regarding the...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 07:26am

Business & Finance

Oil sector in Pakistan: Minister outlines key investment opportunities

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik outlined key investment opportunities in upstream...

Updated 31 May, 2025 10:33am

Opinion

Budget: time for respite & reform

Pakistan has shown signs of overall stabilisation, supported by improved fiscal performance, strengthened external...

Updated 30 May, 2025 06:23am

Reforms and boost export-led growth: Pakistan committed to leveraging private sector: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said that the government is committed...

Updated 20 May, 2025 08:51am

Budget 2025-26

Tariffs, geopolitical tensions: IMF warns Pakistan of rising external risks

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that external risks are increasing, notably from the...

Updated 19 May, 2025 09:57am

Editorials

Structural reforms: Still waiting for political will

EDITORIAL: The State Bank of Pakistan’s latest Financial Stability Review once again makes a point that should by...

Updated 02 May, 2025 07:26am

Economic growth hinges on structural reforms: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) emphasized on Thursday that a continued perceptible progress on structural...

Updated 25 Apr, 2025 09:22am

Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s forex IDR to ‘B-’

ISLAMABAD: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Pakistan’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to “B-” from...

Updated 16 Apr, 2025 09:23am

Opinion

Home-grown problems, solutions

The nation is stuck in the dilemma of a perpetual struggle to borrow money to sustain the fragile fiscal structure...

Published 22 Feb, 2025 06:31am

Markets

Finance minister apprises WB delegation of govt’s reform agenda

Govt committed to ensuring business-friendly environment where private sector takes lead in driving economic growth, says Aurangzeb

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 10:59pm

Markets

Pakistan eyes more G2G investment from Saudi Arabia, says Aurangzeb

Finance minister says structural reforms to pave way for sustainable growth

Updated 19 Feb, 2025 10:52pm

Pakistan

Pakistan seeks sustainable growth as Aurangzeb highlights structural reforms: report

Finance minister emphasises prudent fiscal management

Updated 18 Feb, 2025 10:31pm

Business & Finance

Aurangzeb, IFC team discuss reforms

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting with International...

Published 15 Feb, 2025 05:54am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb discusses Pakistan’s structural reforms with IFC chief

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb discussed key structural reforms undertaken by the government with Makhtar Diop,...

Updated 14 Feb, 2025 09:22pm

Business & Finance

IMF funding rests on reforms progress: Fitch

ISLAMABAD: Progress on difficult structural reforms will be the key to upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:30am

Pakistan

Pakistan’s economic stability improves, but IMF & structural reforms crucial: Fitch

Securing sufficient external financing remains a challenge, rating agency says

Updated 07 Feb, 2025 09:55pm

Macroeconomy: Structural challenges persist: SBP

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has said that a host of structural impediments continue to pose challenges...

Updated 18 Oct, 2024 09:24am

Editorials

Focus on structural reforms

EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, while talking to a group of investors led by Barclays, ...

Published 13 Oct, 2024 06:46am

Fund sets 22 structural benchmarks and conditionalities

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set 22 structural benchmarks (SBs) and conditionalities for the...

Updated 12 Oct, 2024 09:38pm

Aurangzeb tells foreign investors: ‘Govt focused on ensuring structural reforms’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is focused on...

Updated 09 Oct, 2024 08:50am

Aurangzeb satisfied with Pakistan’s falling inflation

Stresses the need for structural reforms to ensure sustainable stability

Updated 03 Oct, 2024 02:05pm

Markets

Aurangzeb calls for ‘leveraging’ economic gains to ensure permanent stability

Finance Minister Mohammed Aurangzeb called for “leveraging” Pakistan’s improving economic position to achieve...

Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:15pm

Minister stresses urgency of reform to reshape ‘DNA’

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb on Sunday underscored the urgency of implementing structural reforms...

Updated 30 Sep, 2024 08:54am

Pakistan

Aurangzeb says ‘DNA’ of Pakistan’s economy needs fundamental reform for IMF deal to be last one

Finance Minister says govt will keep going back to the same sectors for taxes unless it reforms system

Updated 29 Sep, 2024 09:55pm

Pakistan

IMF urges Pakistan to ‘move away’ from state-led growth model, calls for structural reforms

Officials note that given ambitious growth projections, there is no room for policy slippages without undermining debt sustainability

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 07:32pm

Editorials

Superficial austerity

EDITORIAL: These are not the old days; especially when it comes to the economy and the government cannot hope to get...

Updated 14 Sep, 2024 07:55am

New IMF programme going to be the last one if reforms put in place: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme would be...

Updated 10 Sep, 2024 08:50am

Power minister promises tariff relief

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Awais Leghari acknowledged on Thursday the current high electricity prices in...

Updated 05 Jul, 2024 08:55am

Opinion

The govt has to pull its socks up

I do not know whether or not the development that State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has confirmed the receipt of $1.1...

Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am

Markets

Energy sector: Pakistan should implement broad-based structural reforms

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has to bring and strictly implement broad-based structural reforms in the energy sector to get...

Published 20 Apr, 2024 04:18am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 23	283.90
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 23	283.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 24	145.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 24	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 24	1.36
Euro to USD / Jun 24	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jun 20	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 23	6,025.17
Nasdaq / Jun 23	19,630.98
Dow Jones / Jun 23	42,581.78
India Sensex / Jun 24	82,907.07
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 24	38,786.35
Hang Seng / Jun 24	24,119.47
FTSE 100 / Jun 24	8,797.10
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 24	23,681.24
France CAC40 / Jun 24	7,641.21

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jun 23	16,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 23	307,068
Petrol/Litre / Jun 24	258.43
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 24	66.11
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 24	3,332.45
Diesel/Litre / Jun 24	262.59
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 24	67.63

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Treet Manuf / Jun 24 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	5.95 ▲ 1 (20.2%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 24 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	3.16 ▲ 0.44 (16.18%)
Chenab Ltd (Pref) / Jun 24 Chenab Limited (Pref)(CLCPS)	3.15 ▲ 0.43 (15.81%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jun 24 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	4.60 ▲ 0.61 (15.29%)
Media Times Ltd / Jun 24 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.87 ▲ 0.38 (15.26%)
First Prudential Mod. / Jun 24 First Prudential Modaraba(PMI)	4 ▲ 0.51 (14.61%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 24 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	6.65 ▲ 0.79 (13.48%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Jun 24 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	3 ▲ 0.35 (13.21%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jun 24 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	8.75 ▲ 1 (12.9%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	6 ▲ 0.68 (12.78%)

Stock	Price
Nets Internat.Comm. / Jun 24 Nets International Communication Limited(GEMNETS)	33.21 ▼ -3.69 (-10%)
Fateh Ind. / Jun 24 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	131.41 ▼ -14.6 (-10%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jun 24 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	266.27 ▼ -29.58 (-10%)
Burj Clean Energy Modaraba / Jun 24 Burj Clean Energy Modaraba(GEM)(GEMBCEM)	8.21 ▼ -0.91 (-9.98%)
786 Invest Ltd / Jun 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.33 ▼ -0.79 (-9.73%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jun 24 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	39 ▼ -3.9 (-9.09%)
Din Tex. / Jun 24 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	50.31 ▼ -4.5 (-8.21%)
Zahid Jee Textile / Jun 24 Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited(ZAHID)	38.50 ▼ -3.2 (-7.67%)
Tri-Star Mutual / Jun 24 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	7.21 ▼ -0.59 (-7.56%)
Shaheen Ins. / Jun 24 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.41 (-7.24%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	47,660,434 ▲ 0.09
K-Electric Ltd. / Jun 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	28,521,115 ▲ 0.37
Cnergyico PK / Jun 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	24,678,046 ▲ 0.46
Fauji Cement / Jun 24 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	18,986,494 ▲ 3.43
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Jun 24 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	18,903,158 ▲ 0.44
Sui South Gas / Jun 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	17,187,599 ▲ 2.59
Bunnys Limited / Jun 24 Bunnys Limited(BNL)	15,570,394 ▲ 6.09
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jun 24 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	15,319,422 ▲ 0.68
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jun 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	15,169,725 ▲ 1.34
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 24 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,961,261 ▲ 7.52

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